It’s the 2012 Grammys! The Stereogum crew is over at my house, there may or may not be pizza and beer involved, and on the off chance you are experiencing something similar at yours, we have decided to put up a post for us all to congregate and talk shit about Adam Levine. This year’s proceedings will be steeped in bittersweet reminiscence for the glorious career of the the late, great, Whitney Houston, but there is obviously plenty of room for the well-timed Skrillex joke. Although, Skrillex is probably having a better time than any of us: the wub-step crown prince has socked away three Grammys already, which is more Grammys than any of us have won (yet). Other winners from the pre-televised portion of the evening include Kanye, who’s also taken three (Best Rap Album and both Best Rap Song and Best Rap/Sung Collaboration for “All Of The Lights”); Bon Iver’s Bon Iver (Best Alternative Album); Tinariwen for Tassili (Best World Music Album); and Foo Fighters with three (for Best Rock Album, Rock Song, and Hard/Rock Metal Performance). And for the Videogum contingent, Louis C.K. took home a statue for Best Comedy Album (Hilarious). Nice! And now, it’s time to watch a whole bunch of other people that we mostly don’t care about win things. Yeah! We’ll continue our dialogue in the comments — see you down there.
UPDATE: Winners in major categories…
- Album of the Year: “21,” Adele
- Record of the Year: “Rolling in the Deep,” Adele
- Song of the Year: “Rolling in the Deep,” Adele Adkins & Paul Epworth
- New Artist: Bon Iver
- Pop Vocal Album: “21,” Adele
- Pop Performance by a Duo or Group: “Body and Soul,” Tony Bennett & Amy Winehouse
- Pop Solo Performance: “Someone Like You,” Adele
- Rock Song: “Walk,” Foo Fighters
- Rock Album: “Wasting Light,” Foo Fighters
- Rock Performance: “Walk,” Foo Fighters
- R&B Song: “Fool For You,” Cee Lo Green, Melanie Hallim & Jack Splash
- R&B Album: “F.A.M.E.,” Chris Brown
- Rap Performance: “Otis,” Jay-Z and Kanye West
- Rap Song: “All of the Lights,” Kanye West
- Rap Album: “My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy,” Kanye West
- Country Vocal Solo Performance: “Mean,” Taylor Swift
- Country Performance by a Duo or Group: “Barton Hollow,” The Civil Wars
- Country Album: “Own the Night,” Lady Antebellum
- Latin Pop, Rock or Urban Album: “Drama y Luz,” Mana
- Jazz Vocal Album: “The Mosaic Project,” Terri Lyne Carrington & various artists
- Opera Recording: “Adams: Doctor Atomic,” Alan Gilbert, conductor
- Traditional Gospel Album: “Hello Fear,” Kirk Franklin
- Dance Recording: “Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites,” Skrillex
- Dance/Electronica Album: “Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites,” Skrillex
- Alternative Music Album: “Bon Iver,” Bon Iver
- Spoken Word Album: “If You Ask Me (And Of Course You Won’t),” Betty White
Bruce Springsteen
The Beach Boys (w/ Maroon 5, Foster The People)
Adele
Glen Campbell
Lil Wayne, Chris Brown, David Guetta, Foo Fighters, Deadmau5
Nicki Minaj
Paul McCartney (w/ Bruce Springsteen, Dave Grohl, Joe Walsh)
Bon Iver’s Acceptance Speech
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Thumbs up if you did not even bother to start reading that lump of text underneath Justin.
that was obviously meant to garner a spot on shut up dude.
that is the only thing I’ve ever aspired to achieve
i think you RG3ed that achievement….37 likes!
let me edit that….you Adelled it!
Damn Bruce could at least let Stevie Van Zandt sing the chorus with him instead of hogging the whole mic. Tony Soprano would not be pleased
Unexpected Bruce Springsteen performance FTW. Hopefully I’ll get to see him in Austin next month.
I didn’t know Kathy Griffin played in the E Street Band…
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…the only 4 ‘Patty Scialfa’ fans on the planet?? who knew!
Solid opening from the Boss.
agreed. and he STILL looks sexy in a pair of jeans!
LL Awkward J
I didn’t think the man who wrote “deepest bluest my hat is like a shark’s fin” could be capable of such a thing
Pretty sure that was the first and last time McCartney was referred to as anyone’s homie or an OG.
The lack of a Louis CK acceptance monologue will be the death of us. Kudos to Justin though.
luckily no weird bruno mars collaborations like maroon 5, foster the people and the beach boys
I can’t even think of a caption for this
Is that real life? Wha…
It’s reminiscent of Darth Maul and the Chancellor…
Looks like they were supposed to be at the Eyes Wide Shut party 13 years ago.
whuupz
LL sounded WAY too excited to be there, like the overenthusiastic camp counselor nobody liked
5 bucks that Uncle Jessie plays drums for the Beach Boys.
Dammit.
JV is such a joker, pulling a Lady Gaga showing up in costume like that…
“Woah, that’s much bigger than I thought it would be.” – Me after posting this photo/going inside the TARDIS. Sorry guys!
All Bruno Mars needed was Jerome Benton and a big a$$ mirror.
Name Clash Game: Grammy Edition
BONNIE KEYS
ADELE’S GOT ONE IN THE BAG
Even money that Nicki Minaj’s third album will be entitled “Minaj a Trois”?
Fat white guy with a bad goatee and a cowboy hat can only mean one thing: Some Bon-Jovi-with-a-Banjo country coming up after the break.
what’s up with the mini skateboard? love weezy for being himself!
I do not buy that Jay-Z and Kanye “couldn’t be here tonight”
REBA
Beer Break
A-Trak tweeting livetweeting Grammys for GQ:
Those people cheering behind Jack Black had no idea how long he’d be talking for.
“Check your indie cred at the door, because it will be sold in a back alley to Bon Iver.” – Jack Black
The best part of tonight is Dave Grohl wearing a Slayer tee
Hells yes. I said at least six times tonight, “Dave Grohl is wearing a Slayer shirt! Hahhahaahahaa!”
best part of foos performance is seeing pat smears face looking like hes about to ejaculate
Hannibal Buress is live tweeting the Grammys without watching them. Go look, it’s super funny.
that target commercial with the parquor was better than any super bowl commercial i saw.
Lana Del Rey isn’t performing? Why are we even bothering?
LMAO!
so “LDR” = worthless for 1 bad day on SNL, yet…the great Chris Brown goes on the grammy’s and lip sync’s his worthless ASS off haha, brilliant. oh and you notice ‘whoever that was’ on SNL last night was singling along to her own vocal track AND had like 5 backup singers? IN TER ES TING. but no lets keep piling on miss bare completely solo bare vocals who uses NO tricks-cuz we have no life;)
not to mention rihanna sounding terrible every time she’s on tv.
I sort of agree with you, but let’s not go there. Let’s Lana Del STRAY from that conversation tonight. (Get it? lol)
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Almost anybody looks good compared to Chris Brown…
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Are you ok dude?
it made sense if you read that after my 1st post…duuuuude
“dont EVER rip on ‘Bone Eeverrr!” is the thumbs down lesson here by the hoards of sheep:) (THUMBS UP!)
A commercial for scientology? No more Grammys for me, I just vomited a little in my mouth.
Dave Grohl is really starting to look old :/
I think he was in an accident. Ten years ago, he was learning to fly. Now he’s learning to talk again, learning to walk again. Is everything okay, Dave???
I wish Slash would come out and do his guitar solo from NOVEMBER RAIN right now.
No reason.
on chris martin’s piano?
Yessssssss with steam shooting up all around him.
It is way more fun to watch Chris Martin tumble and roll on the floor and stuff to “Every Teardrop”. Wish they were playing that one.
So does this mean I don’t have to listen to Rihanna & Coldplay the rest of 2012?
I feel my quota for both was just simultaneously met.
nope. now you get willie doing coldplay!
Joke’s on you. We got snow in the state, so our Grammy commercials were covered up by a meteorologist.
How you like me now Chipotle?!
i can’t believe how many awards they give away off air…..oh wait, yes i can.
Wait, did I miss Drake?
Hell yeah.
Fucken’ Right?
(did he really perform? CORBAN!)
No, raptor jesus. We are safe. I’ll light the Drake beacon so you’ll know, just look toward the heavens.
Thanks for looking out for us, Corban.
Thanks Corban.
I guess I’ll just have to wait til my birthday for him to play live.
No need to thank me. This is why I am here.
THE BEACON IS LIT
****** CORBAN!!!
thanks chipotle!
I think Willie Nelson does Coldplay better than Coldplay does Coldplay. ColdplayColdplayColdplayColdplay
You’re welcome.
Chipotle !??
The point of this commercial is WILLIE NELSON LOVES BURRITO BOWLS. Me too, Willie.
Doesn’t everybody?
The best part of the grammy’s so far…. that beautifully touching Chipotle commercial WTF?
Aw shucks :)
I can’t hate the Foo Fighters. So lovable.
SPORTS!
#GRAMMYS
NO ADAM LEVINE, NO!
(amidoingitriteamrit?)
Love Dave Grohl’s touching speech about learning to play an instrument and the human element of music, followed by LMFAO. #grammysbeingrammys
Sorry Adam Levine but I did not want to hit my button and turn around for your voice
SOME ONE RESURRECTED THE BEACH BOYS Y’ALL
I would very much love to punch Mike Love in the face.
Even if you miss you’ll hit Adam Levine – win/win
I’m not even convinced that Brian’s mic is on right now. Such a shame. His voice has been getting stronger again in the past year or two live.
Werd. My thoughts exactly.
OMG The Beach Boys.
Everyone but THE BEACH BOYS please exit that stage. That means you too Mr. Levine!
Still not the same without Carl and Denny. Adam Levine and a bunch of anonymous guys in Hawaiian shirts are no substitute.
I was glad to see a few members of Brian’s backing band made the cut, but I have to agree with you.
“Where’s the exit?” ~Brian Wilson
Pet Sounds is my jam.
On a side note, the fuck is up with this Bing shit, Stereogum?
Bing is a search engine you can use to find your nearest Chipotle
Epic lulz.
Shut up, Collins. I know where my nearest Chipotle is. It’s not near to me at all, really.
Good thing about Adam Levine’s performance: what he’s wearing and his hair. Bad: everything else.
Man…. those minutes spent having Foster the People and Adam Levine and those other dudes play could’ve been used to let the actual Beach Boys perform…
Now I just hope the damn show pays respect to Gil Scott Heron.
Dont hold your breath.
Don’t they do one of those moments like at the Oscars where they honor all the lost artists of the past year?
Like some black & white powerpoint thinger.
Quick but there ya go.
IT’S HAPPENING!
Thanks Common! (words I didn’t see myself typing soon)
Sorry Mars, I’m with Odd Future on this one.
Stevie did a great job reading that teleprompter.
Chipotle, you have my heart and my appetite.
hahaha chipotle! you got jokes?!? ;)
Chipotle!!! That’s fucked up!
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Much like your handle, the existence of such a thing exists only in fables.
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What did I Lana Del Say? Lana Del Stray (lolol) from talking about her. Nothing that has happened so far has anything to do with her.
Hers was just the most recently panned tv performance, worst ever has to be Drake at the Juno’s two years ago.
Everyone seems to hate McCartney’s new album, this performance isn’t bad. Tame, yes, but at least his voice is holding up well.
There’s a few too many people performing tonight that are too old to be performing.
Love Sir Paul.
Have you ever seen Stevie Wonder’s house?
It’s rather regal with touches of Victorian architecture.
yes!! we have dinner on tuesdays.
No, but neither has Stevie either.
You know who hasn’t seen Stevie Wonder’s house? …. :(
You’re all grounded.
Chris Brown wins a Grammy and The Weeknd wasn’t even nominated. Are you kidding me?
The Weeknd didn’t sell enough albums.
Us assholes stole em all.
They haven’t had “albums” yet. So be patient.
“jokes”
“You’re welcome Chris Brown. I love you.” — God
i didn’t realize johnny depp was such a good singer
Beer Break Time
Haha yeah R&B awards… but then I heard the Civil Wars were on. So I came back to find out…. They’d already been shafted by Taylor Swift.
T. Swift is gonna save the day…
i really think that it is the best performance yet.
“one day i’ll be singing this at the grammy’s”
did T Swift just get transcendental on me?
This Taylor Swift performance is way better on mute with the new Burial EP in the background.
Coincidentally listened to that last night.
“Street Halo” is sooooo good.
burial’s awesome….for about 5 minutes:)
Still not a fan of her music, but she was looking good with those braids and the Little House on the Prarie dress.
I’m not watching, but I’m praying for a kanye interruption tonight.
God didn’t answer your prayers.
No Kanye in sight and Chris Brown won a grammy.
God never listens to his mutant dinosaur child.
God hates Chris Brown, But he also doesn’t give a fuck about the Grammys. Hopefully Kanye does care about the album of the year enough to pull an ODB.
Kanye is for the Children!
RIP ODB
he should get a musical tribute.
taylor was literally playing a guitar disguised as a banjo.
Haha, at first I couldn’t tell if I should be outraged about that. I decided not to be. At least she plays guitar.
I should be bothered, but I can tolerate her using a prop banjo to be less awkward on stage. Brian Wilson’s piano is only a prop most nights so he has something to sit behind and doesn’t feel so awkward.
Only one of the people you’re talking about has auditory schizophrenia and wrote “God Only Know.”
*Knows.”
lots of credible musicians play six string banjos.
i should be clear–i don’t think that detracts from her artistic merit, or whatever. i could care less about that. It probably wasn’t even her decision to play it. I had never heard of a 6-string banjo before, but it was pretty clear that she was playing it like one plays a guitar, ie. strumming chords. And it was just kind of funny that whoever staged that thing decided to give her one of those instead of a guitar to complete that ridiculous rustic vibe they had going on.
Taylor Swift, can’t believing it since 2006.
Paul Epworth on the Grammys!!!
I feel like Rolling in the Deep could become the new “Crazy” in a couple years once we’re not sick of it anymore.
Every award acceptance needs to be like Adele’s.
YESSSSSSSSSSSS KATY PERRY FAIL!!!
psyche
Total Psyche.
Having your mic crackle in and out to transition into another song is like a DJing stopping a record full stop, then just starting another one.
Not saying it’s good or bad, just odd and weird.
i wish they woulda went one step further and had some fake flames and a ton of smoke and someone yelling FIRE head the exits please! maybe jack black could have volunteered to be ‘the guy on fire.’ :)
Someone should make a GIF of Adele’s acceptance laugh.
You’re the one with the commercial cash.
You’re just trolling in the deep.
Chipotle??!!
You’re late freshie.
Have a chicken bowl.
Zesty!
I recommend the tacos, honestly.
I just came on here planning to make that joke. Shit.
Who did Katy Perry’s hair needs to be fired. Tragic.
That’s not her real hair?
Dammit. George Strait 4 Lyf!
‘good on ya’ Katie P for singing live vs Chrissy Brown…and Bruno hernandez McAnnoying pompadour person guy:)
OH NO GWENYTH PALTROW.
COVER GABE’S EYES AND EARS!
oh good, Chris brown’s cousin’s won for must squeaky assholes
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8yp5_1yZj8
OMG!
Stereogum!? Where’s the Beef?!?!
all right! finally the performance that the grammy’s have told me that i’ve been waiting for.
Yeah Adele killen it.
I still think an Adele / Jamie xx collabo would’ve been epic and also slide in some extra Gil Scott Heron dedication compliments of Jamie.
Clearly I shouldn’t plan the Grammys
Looking forward to the Grammy award for “Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package”
RADIOHEAD ALL THE WAY!!!!!!!!
Best Newspaper Inspired By An Album
haha, joking with the 50 “!”s? they always toss RH a bone, i’m still laughing about bon iver having a problem with not playing…RH didn’t play during OKC mania in 98, i think they wanted to force them to do a collab. with Bowie, as they do with almost every ‘new’ act to them.
Thought no one bother anymore but ya guys can still tell who won the Grammy and who performed and who got this weird wardrobe…..
This is how you ruin a good (not great) song, play it over and over again.
Katy Perry, Rihanna and Taylor Swift should be greatful they didnt have to follow Adele.
the grammy’s sure do love their tributes.
Chaka Kan being screwed by the dead one, she must be feeling bad right now!!!!
*Khan*
*Khoo*
Shit Yeah Rhinestone Cowboy
glen campbell is killing it!
radiohead did it better
So what are yall up to?
When it’s time to Comment we will Comment Hard.
No glen campbell – beach boys reunion?
Would be sad if a Bon Iver win over the other nominees for best new artist is considered an upset.
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yeah yeah NEVER critique a legend blah blahhh. you can deny it all you want, but that whole thing was like he refused to rehearse and wandered out there for the first on air. hence all the odd hiccups during the song, but oh well, at least the old fans loved it. (especially Sir Paul and his stand up and clap/kinda dance partner)
That was a thumbs down for the comment a thumbs up for Paul Bruce Joe and Dave
I still like Radiohead’s version of Rhinestone cowboy better.
http://a323.yahoofs.com/ymg/rs_sotd__7/rs_sotd-22628831-1316628007.jpg?ymno7rFDdDt_DyVL
That’s a cowboy hat.
Another great choice after Arcade Fire!